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Toon Boom Launches Storyboard Pro 5.5

Montreal,Canada-February13,2017

ToonBoomAnimationhasintroducedStoryboardPro5.5,thelatestreleaseofitsEmmy®awardwinningsoftwareforstoryboardingandanimaticsproduction.StoryboardProfitsintoanyproject’screativeandproductionprocessesforanimation,CG,liveaction,orgamescinematics.Withnewdrawingandeditingcapabilities,andsupportforsupercrisphighpixeldensitydisplays,StoryboardPro5.5offersthemostcompletesetofstoryboardingandanimaticstoolsyetavailable.

"Therereallyisn'tanythingelselikeStoryboardProonthemarket,”explainsFrankSummers,AnimatoratSockeyeMedia.“Drawing,editing,andorganizingpanelsisabreezeplusStoryboardProoffersahostofexportingoptionstosuityourproduction.“

What'sNewinStoryboardPro5.5

New drawing tools – GuidesandVanishingPointsworkinconjunctionwithexistingdrawingtoolstomakeperspectivedrawingeasier.ScenescannowbemirroredinoneclickwiththeFlipSelectedScenestooltofacilitatestoryboardrevisions.GenerateAuto-Mattemakesiteasiertoshadecharactersonabackgroundbyautomaticallycreatingamattefromoneormoredrawings. New editing capabilities – StoryboardartistsandanimaticseditorscannowsetvisualcuesintheStoryboardPro’stimelineforstoryandaudioevents.TimelineMarkersremaininplaceevenaspanelsarereordered,providingreliablevisualreferencesforprogressingthestoryandtimingspecificactions.Soundeditinghasbeenenhanced,andstoryboardscanbekeptinsyncbetweenStoryboardProandAvidMediaComposerusingtheAAFInterchangeFormat. Support for high density pixel displays – TheuserinterfaceforStoryboardProismorecrisplydefinedonmodernhighpixeldensitydisplays.WithRetinaandHiDPIdisplaysupport,artistsavoideyestrainandfocusonwhatismostimportant-theartwork.

“WiththereleaseofStoryboardPro5.5weforgedaheadwithourcommitmenttoartistdrivenefficiency.Weaddedsomeworkflowgemsthatreallyimprovetheday-to-dayexperienceofcreatingstoryboardsandanimatics.”saidFranciscoDelCueto,CTOatToonBoomAnimation.

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PricingandAvailability

StoryboardPro5.5softwareisavailableforDesktopSubscriptionoraPerpetuallicense.Free,full-featuredtrialsofStoryboardProareavailableononline.Detailsonpricing,upgradesandfreetrialsofStoryboardPro5.5canbefoundontheToonBoomwebsite.

AboutToonBoomAnimationToonBoomAnimation'saward-winningsoftwareistheglobalstandardfor2Danimationandstoryboarding.ToonBoomsolutionsprovideeveryonefromenthusiaststoprofessionalswiththeartisticfreedomtocreateinanystyleandefficientlypublishanywhere.CustomersincludeBentoBoxEntertainment,DisneyTelevisionAnimation,DreamWorksAnimation,FoxTelevisionAnimation,MercuryFilmworks,NelvanaandTheSpaStudios.ToonBoomtechnologyisavailableinJapanese,SimplifiedChineseandSpanish.Formoreinformation,visit:toonboom.com.

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